The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-28
WINDS ON A WILD TEAR.
SAVANNAH'S EXPECTED VISITOR
AT PLAY IN ALABAMA.

a Terrific Downpour of Rain in the
Midst of the Gale-Crops Leveled to
the Ground and Considerable DAM
age Done to Property - Telegraph
Wires Demolished.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, July 2I-The wind
has blown a gale here all day and rain has
fallen constantly. No damage of conse-
quence was done in the city, but reports to-
night from the surrounding country tell Of
immense damage to crops, vast quantities Of
corn being leveled to the ground. Opelika,
Ala, had five inches and a half OF rain.
Much damage was done by the flood, break
ing sewers, etc. The wires are down all
around and it is impossible to get details.
Several minor washouts are reported ON
railroads. A train on the Montgomery and
Macon railroad is ditched byond Eufaula.
No train went out tonight over that road
to Selma.
NORTHEASTERN AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, ALA, July 27-Cautionary
signals for the Gulf cyclone have been tly-
ing. The wind blew fresh here at midnight
last night from the north, but caused no
damage The wind in lower Mobile bay
was very heavy Tuesday, first from the
n'i dlli liti lIOiIi bilc anu
perienced baymen say they never wit
messed heavier north winds in winter.
Several vessels loading timber had rough
time, but rode out the gale Some timber
lying alongside was blown away. The
schooner Whitesen put out in spite of the
cautionary signals, and was probably caught
in the worst of the storm.
LIKE FALL AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, Ga, July 27.-The heaviest
Of tl,a hau iI,,I
all day. the temperature being more like q
fall month than July. The rainfall is 5
inches and it is still raining hard tonight.
All of the night trains are several hours
late, but the cause of the delay is not yet
known. The river is rising rapidly, and it
is feared the lower plantations are SUBJ
merged in water
DAKoTA's TORNADO.
CHICAGO, July 27.--A special from Fargo,
Oak, regarding the storm of Monday
night says it occurred at II o'clock and
was the most violent ever known there.
The signal service officers say the wind was
eighty miles an hour, with q remarkable
electrical display Much damage was done
in the way of blowing off roofs, chimney,
breaking wi ldows, and wrecking fences al d
snau buildings. A brick foundry 200 by
400 feet was totally wrecked, hardly foot
of the wall remaining. No persons in town
were injured.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
In the country Mrs. Eckelson Thomson,
VINO took reft g. in n cyclone cellar, was
struck by lightning and killed. Her daugh-
ter was stunned In the same Localities he'll
fell destroying crops, but the damage from
this source is not great. The damage was a
good many thousand dollars in the city and
country.
A dispatch from Glyndon (NIinn) says:
A tornado struck the town Of Moland,
near Glyndon, at II O'Clock Monday night,
blowing down the houses Of s. o. Lee, VIII
liam Lloyd, Knuth Evanson, Ole Knuttson,
and also several barns and grnnaries There
were five pei SONS wounded by falling build
ings 5. o. Lee, Mrs. ). o. Lee, Ole Knutt-
son, John Doyle and Martin Lee. Mrs. Lee
will die.
READINGS ExPERIENCE
READING, Pa, July 27.-Later particu-
lars of last nights storm states that it was
the severest ever known in this vicinity.
The total damage done to railroad and pri-
vate property within radius of twenty-five
miles of this city amounts TO fully $50, 900
At Coatesville the breast of the borough
water works was washed away and the
water striking the Pennsylvania railroad
washed the track away for a great distance
Ia addition to the other damage the railroad
company's loss is S45, 900.
The repairmen of the railroads centeringi
i'll this city which had their tracks washed
away were out all night, and it was noon
to-day before trains ran ON time. The pas
senger train due here last evening, which
was caught between two washouts near
Shamrock station did not arrive till this
morning. Near Humnlelstown several re-
pairmen took refUaB In wagon shed
which was struck and four of them were
rendered unconcious for ten hours From
all over this and neighboring counties come
reports Of railroad washouts, garden vege-
tables and truck carried away, houses and
barns struck by lightning, the fire being put
out in many instances, and many animals
drowned in the rapidly rising food. Farm
land is submerged, and many small farm
buildings have capsized.
DowNPoUR AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27-Last night se-
we're, heavy rains did immense damage at
the falls Of the Schuylkill, and the Oldest
residents of the place say that it was the
heaviest storm they ever experienced. The
rain began to pour early in the evening and
until midnight poured in torrents The
water rushed down Hill street At o'clock
this morning roaring streams six feet deep
poured down Mifiiin street. A number Of
buildings were washed away. The water
was five feet deep on the ground floor of the
police sub-station, on Ridge avenne The
losses will reach 100000
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
GALVESTON TEX, July 27.--A special
from tBertram says: To-day while party
of men were engaged in pitching dollars in
the rear Of &. w. Phinney's store, bolt OF
lightning descended, instantly killing g. A.
Phinney and M. b. Sinclair and probably
mortally injuring Quinn Sanford DR..
Hayward and q. w. Phnney, who were in